DIGITALISATION IS KEY TO UNLOCKING THE DOOR TO A MODERN DECARBONISED AND DECENTRALISED ENERGY SYSTEM

摘要

Accessing and utilising data will be fundamental to the successful functioning of our future economy and is already ubiquitous across many business sectors. However the energy sector, which will be one of the most important drivers of decarbonisation, is lagging behind when it comes to digitalisation. The need to embrace the opportunities from data, analytics, data sharing, machine learning and Al as we build a resilient multi-actor, decentralised, and more complex energy system. Greater digitalisation will unlock a smart and flexible energy system that could deliver savings of up to £40bn by 2050 according the Carbon Trust and Imperial College. The International Energy Agency have also concluded that just power generation costs could be reduced by 5% if digitally enabled measures were adopted between now and 2040.